Iraqi civilians flee Mosul

Updated 11:57 AM ET, Thu June 12, 2014

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – Iraqi civilians from Mosul escape to a refugee camp near Erbil, Iraq, on Thursday, June 12. More than 500,000 people fled in fear after extremist militants overran Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, on June 10, the International Organization for Migration said.

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – Iraqi refugees pass an area in Erbil on June 12.

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – Young refugees sleep in a tent at a temporary camp in Aski Kalak, Iraq, on June 12.

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – A girl from Mosul stands outside her family's tent at a refugee camp near Erbil on Wednesday, June 11.

Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – People believed to be refugees flee Mosul on June 10.

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – Iraqi families are given water as they gather at a Kurdish checkpoint on June 10.

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – The rush from Mosul led to bottlenecks at checkpoints as people tried to reach safety in Erbil, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) to the east.

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul – Many people are fleeing on foot. Mosul's four main hospitals are inaccessible because of fighting, and some mosques have been converted to act as clinics, the International Organization for Migration said.